Taxes in Willisau

Name: Taxes in Willisau (LU): tax burden 2026 | taxoo (2023-2026)
Creator: ESTV

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne, FSO no. 1151

Calculated by taxoo from ESTV tax data, tax years 2023 to 2026

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Current tax burden

Total tax 2026, 1 Adult, 0 Kids, income CHF 100’000

CHF 13’727

13.73 % of income

Household	Income	Total tax% of income	% of income
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80kIncome: CHF 80’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 9’87912.35 %	12.35 %
1 Adult, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 13’72713.73 %	13.73 %
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150kIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 24’93716.62 %	16.62 %
1 Adult, 1 KidIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 8’1998.20 %	8.20 %
1 Adult, RetiredIncome: CHF 50’000	CHF 50’000	CHF 5’57511.15 %	11.15 %
2 Adults, RetiredIncome: CHF 100’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 12’17012.17 %	12.17 %
2 Adults, 0 KidsIncome: CHF 160’000	CHF 160’000	CHF 19’81812.39 %	12.39 %
2 Adults, 2 KidsIncome: CHF 150’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 12’5998.40 %	8.40 %

About Willisau

Willisau ranks 53 of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne for a single person on CHF 100’000, where rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

Compared with the canton median the burden is higher, compared with the Swiss median it is lower.

From 2023 to 2026 the total tax fell by CHF 718. The largest component is the municipal tax.

Historical tax trend

Total tax per year, 1 Adult, 0 Kids

2023CHF 14’445 14.45 %
2024CHF 14’330 14.33 %
2025CHF 14’080 14.08 %
2026CHF 13’727 13.73 %

All households by year
Household	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2023 to 2026
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 80k	CHF 10’361	CHF 10’294	CHF 10’142	CHF 9’879	-CHF 482 -0.60 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids	CHF 14’445	CHF 14’330	CHF 14’080	CHF 13’727	-CHF 718 -0.72 pp
1 Adult, 0 Kids, 150k	CHF 26’093	CHF 25’920	CHF 25’515	CHF 24’937	-CHF 1’156 -0.77 pp
1 Adult, 1 Kid	CHF 9’000	CHF 8’850	CHF 8’428	CHF 8’199	-CHF 801 -0.80 pp
1 Adult, Retired	CHF 6’027	CHF 5’963	CHF 5’751	CHF 5’575	-CHF 452 -0.90 pp
2 Adults, Retired	CHF 12’883	CHF 12’732	CHF 12’471	CHF 12’170	-CHF 713 -0.71 pp
2 Adults, 0 Kids	CHF 20’966	CHF 20’708	CHF 20’299	CHF 19’818	-CHF 1’148 -0.72 pp
2 Adults, 2 Kids	CHF 14’130	CHF 13’825	CHF 12’955	CHF 12’599	-CHF 1’531 -1.02 pp

Component split

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026

Component	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, Retired	2 Adults, 2 Kids	Share (1A0K)
Federal tax	CHF 1’701	CHF 621	CHF 1’429	CHF 1’027	12 %
Cantonal tax	CHF 4’892	CHF 3’075	CHF 4’367	CHF 4’706	36 %
Municipal tax	CHF 7’084	CHF 4’453	CHF 6’324	CHF 6’816	52 %
Personal tax	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	CHF 50	0 %
Total tax	CHF 13’727	CHF 8’199	CHF 12’170	CHF 12’599

Church tax is not included in these figures.

Federal tax is the same in every municipality for a given household.

Ways to save tax

In Willisau, a single person on CHF 100’000 saves CHF 1’726 in tax for 2026 by paying the maximum into pillar 3a.

Tax saved per year, 2026
Lever	1 Adult, 0 Kids	1 Adult, 1 Kid	2 Adults, 2 Kids
Pillar 3a in fullCHF 7’258 per employed person	CHF 1’726	CHF 1’462	CHF 2’897
Pension fund buy-inCHF 10’000 paid in	CHF 2’356	CHF 2’057	CHF 1’998
Childcare costsCHF 10’000 a year, children under 14	-	CHF 1’578	CHF 1’359

Savings of the model households, calculated with the same engine as the tax figures. A buy-in needs a gap in the pension fund. Your saving depends on your income and deductions.

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Canton comparison

Rank in the canton: 53 of 79 Rank 1 is the lowest tax burden.

1 Adult, 0 Kids, 2026
Canton comparison	Total tax% of income	% of income
This municipality: Willisau	CHF 13’72713.73 %	13.73 %
Canton median	CHF 13’05313.05 %	13.05 %
Lowest in the canton: Meggen	CHF 9’6799.68 %	9.68 %
Highest in the canton: Luthern	CHF 14’73914.74 %	14.74 %
Swiss median	CHF 15’29015.29 %	15.29 %